Gradually fading folk games
(Baonghean) -Folk games are created by people and are closely associated with daily life and work, helping people have moments of relaxation and entertainment after hard working hours and also contributing to strengthening solidarity and attachment between each person.
Children are the ones who play folk games the most. It is the image of children gathering in groups of three or five under the banyan tree, in the cooperative yard, on the edge of the rice field playing hide and seek, playing marbles, playing pretend battles, playing dragon and snake up to the clouds... And also with just stones, leaves, bamboo sticks, grass branches... they create really interesting, attractive and thrilling games.
Folk games are often accompanied by bright, gentle, humorous, easy-to-remember nursery rhymes. Children playing and singing at the same time make the atmosphere of the game more exciting and bustling.
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For example, in the game "Nu na nu nong", the children sit in a row with their legs stretched out in front of them. One child taps each foot to the rhythm of each word of the song:"Nu na nu nong/Beat the drum and wave the flag/ Open a competition/ Compete for beautiful feet/ Whose feet are clean/ Not dirty at all/ Get to beat the drum". Whoever hits the right foot at the end of the song gets a prize. The prize is sometimes just a guava or an orange, but it attracts children to participate very enthusiastically. Or like in the game "Dragon snake up to the clouds": the children line up one by one, the hand of the one behind holds the shirt of the one in front, then all of them wriggle back and forth like a snake and start singing:"Dragon snake up to the clouds/There is a dice tree/There is a house that commands troops/Ask"Doctor/Is he home or not…?"; As for the game "Cat chasing mouse", one child plays the cat, one child plays the mouse, and everyone stands in a circle, holding hands and raising them high above their heads and singing:"Please come outHere/Hands clasped/Standing in a wide circle/The mouse slipped through the hole/The cat ran behind/Then the mouse/Played the role of the cat/Crouched and ran after/The cat became the mouse." Just like that, the game became more and more attractive and fascinated everyone because of its community nature, requiring quick, intelligent, and fun handling.
Folk games not only have games that require a lot of movement such as: hopscotch, blindfolded goat catching, cat and mouse, horse jumping... but also many games that require dexterity such as: volleyball, shuttlecock kicking, marble shooting, kite flying..., flexibility like in rainbow flipping, double jumping... or practicing the ability to judge and calculate accurately through the game of hopscotch... Each folk game has its own nuances, suitable for different interests and personalities of each child. Therefore, children can play all day without getting bored. Vietnamese folk games represent a unique and rich culture, not only helping children develop creativity, thinking, dexterity, and physical fitness, but also providing lessons to help children understand and love the national culture as well as fostering love for family, homeland, and country.
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Dragon Snake Game |
Unfortunately, in today's life, children have to approach modern, violent games. The traditional games of the past are gradually fading away and children are rarely seen playing traditional games, instead, there are spectacular chases and continuous battles on computers. But how can these things replace children's daily contact with nature and the community? During summer vacation, children have to study a lot, there is no time for creative games like in the past. The abundance of material things, modern technology, and constraints on time and knowledge have made children become passive, lacking in courage and more rigid.
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